Lantmännen Biorefineries’ new production facility for the extraction of wheat protein – gluten – has been inaugurated in Norrköping, Sweden.

Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative providing machinery, bioenergy and food products to northern Europe. The cooperative is owned by 18,000 Swedish farmers and has operations in over 20 countries.

The new facility is the result of Lantmännen’s SEK 800 million (approx. $77.1 million) investment and will provide increased production capacity to support an “increasing demand” for plant-based proteins. The wheat for the facility comes directly from arable land and members of the cooperative’s farms.

Lars-Gunnar Edh, head of energy sector at Lantmännen, said: “The demand for Swedish wheat protein is high both nationally and internationally. It is very positive that we can offer more customers our high-quality wheat protein”.

Magnus Kagevik, group president & CEO, Lantmännen, commented: “Through this investment, we strengthen the robustness of Swedish food production and increase export opportunities while creating additional value from Swedish arable land and our members’ farms. This is yet another important milestone in Lantmännen’s strategy from field to fork.”

In addition, around 30 new employees have been hired to work at the new facility.

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